Judith Fairbairn

I can’t imagine why he keeps getting passed over for that Nobel Peace Prize.

cyclists riding on a bike path

This week, researchers, policymakers, and mobility experts from China joined the Dutch Cycling Embassy for a three-day study visit.

Together we explored the Netherlands through a cycling and active travel lens. The study visit highlights the growing international interest in Dutch cycling.

Hidalgo is a hero!

How Paris beat the car www.ft.com/content/882e...

The talking will go on for at least a decade. Joining the EU is a slow process that involves A LOT of talking.

Looking forward to the podcast.

One reason the King might want to visit Trump for a state visit.

King expressed 'concern' over Alberta separatists, say First Nations chiefs after meeting Indigenous leaders made Charles aware of the

Got a @bunkerpod.bsky.social coming out soon on the Alberta separatists and how they may invite Trump to move on Canada.

King expressed 'concern' over Alberta separatists, say First Nations chiefs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Chevening scholarships are one of the best - and most cost effective - parts of our aid programme. They favour useful qualifications; I recently met scholars studying for MAs in agriculture, accountancy and waste management. And the students were going home with very good memories of the UK.

Step one? The world has changed, the public has changed, we are removing the red lines. And we are opening talks on a new comprehensive deal to guarantee single market access - certainly for goods.

Vibes not enough.

In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded

Presumably, like all social mores, the Assimilation Code will need to be adjusted at regular intervals. What was Normal for the Normans (harrying, land seizure) will not, presumably, make Kemi’s starter pack - things change.
In case she crowd sources her list, I suggest - no cars over 1800 mm wide.

There are other reasons for the UK government not to award or continue Palantir contracts but this statement of intent by its CEO must surely be decisive?

The wealthy Americans benefitting from Trump’s economic chaos and illegal tariffs are doing so not only at the expense of most Americans who are doing much worse economically as a result, but also at the expense of the people of all other countries across the world whose economies have been damaged.

Who was it that said "the UK will spend ten years getting out of the EU, then another ten years getting back in"? It's been a monumental waste of political energy and state capacity.

Meanwhile tonight I'm going to charge my car and do big load of washing with near-free electricity courtesy of wind power.

Exactly

kids biking on their street Local Kids Slowing Down Area Drivers - City Considers Banning Kids from Existing

"Local Kids Slowing Down Area Drivers - City Considers Banning Kids from Existing"

That was a good laugh 😂

It’s why I wonder if we could handle a PR voting system with a requirement to compromise. We blamed the Lib Dems for Conservative decisions.

Excellent news 🥰 I’m now cycling around Hammersmith and Fulham a few times a week and feel safe. The 20 mile max for cars helps and most cars are kind when they see me coming on my Santander bike.

💥Great news for safe walking & cycling in West London💥

LB Hammersmith & Fulham has confirmed backing for Cycleway 34 from Wood Lane to Holland Park Roundabout, via Shepherds Bush Green 🚲🚶‍♀️

And we're working together on Cycleway 9 from Hammersmith Broadway to Olympia 💚

lbhf.gov.uk/news/2026/03...

British electricity mix at 10am on 12th Mar 2026

🔥Gas 12.4% Biomass 5.4%
🍃Wind 46.7% Solar 7.6% Hydro 1.6%
⚛️Nuclear 9.4%
➡️Imports 16.8% Other 0.0%
🪫Storage 0.1%

🔌Generation 34GW
Carbon intensity 107 gCO2e/kWh
vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

An 8% drop in national food bank use under the Labour government.

I’d put some of this down to free childcare, some to uplift in min wage & pensions, some to breakfast clubs and some to reducing interest rates/inflation.

This deserves massive applause. 👏👏👏

Driver: 30km/hr is way too slow for our roads!

Also driver: hey cyclist slow down you’re going 20km/hr - You could kill someone!

EU impotence extends to decarbonisation

If you read one thing about Iran & geopolitics & economic fallout & climate, make it this @martinsandbu.ft.com column

Inquiry into student loans launched by MPs The Treasury Committee will look at whether

'Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Treasury Committee, said many people had benefited from widened access to higher education through the student loan system, but the inquiry would ask whether "the goalposts been moved in a way which is unfair to graduates".'

And he was found to have passed confidential information to Epstein and was immediately removed from the Labour Party.

The King is made for this. Nature and conservation would be an excellent legacy for him. Putting it on the money makes sense.

Buy solar panels from China, instead of all the plastic things we don’t need….

All of this US action is as expected when the previous tariffs were found illegal.

Mean time if you were any third country right now, wouldn't you be grabbing Chinese made solar panels and batteries as fast and cheap as they can make them?